Civil List
E189976
The Civil List was the former system of funding the official expenses of the British monarch and royal household, drawn from public revenues and periodically approved by Parliament.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil List canonical | 3 |
| Civil List Acts | 1 |
| Civil List arrangements | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1679517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil List Context triple: [Sovereign Grant, replaced, Civil List]
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A.
civil law division
The civil law division is a branch of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands responsible for handling cases involving private law disputes such as contracts, property, and family law.
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B.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles non-criminal legal disputes such as contracts, property, and personal injury cases.
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C.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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D.
Civil Chamber
The Civil Chamber is a division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level civil and commercial law disputes and unifying related jurisprudence nationwide.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle and set of college buildings at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, known for its historic architecture and role in student life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil List Target entity description: The Civil List was the former system of funding the official expenses of the British monarch and royal household, drawn from public revenues and periodically approved by Parliament.
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A.
civil law division
The civil law division is a branch of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands responsible for handling cases involving private law disputes such as contracts, property, and family law.
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B.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles non-criminal legal disputes such as contracts, property, and personal injury cases.
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C.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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D.
Civil Chamber
The Civil Chamber is a division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level civil and commercial law disputes and unifying related jurisprudence nationwide.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle and set of college buildings at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, known for its historic architecture and role in student life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional arrangement
ⓘ
system of public funding ⓘ |
| appliedToMonarch |
Edward VII
ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward VII
George V ⓘ
surface form:
King George V
George VI ⓘ
surface form:
King George VI
Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British monarch
ⓘ
royal household ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| constitutionalSignificance |
separated monarch's personal finances from state finances
ⓘ
strengthened financial control of Parliament over the Crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
administrative costs of the monarchy
ⓘ
official duties of the monarch ⓘ salaries of royal household staff ⓘ |
| endedDuringReignOf |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| excludes |
costs of national defense
ⓘ
general government expenditure ⓘ |
| fundingSource | public revenues ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorOf |
Sovereign Grant
ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign Grant system
|
| introducedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| introducedUnderMonarch |
Mary II of England
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| lastFullYearOfOperation | 2011 ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| notableChange | periodic reviews and increases by Parliament ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
hereditary revenues of the Crown
ⓘ
surrender of certain Crown revenues to Parliament ⓘ |
| periodicity |
periodically renewed
ⓘ
set for the duration of a monarch's reign in some periods ⓘ |
| purpose |
fund official expenses of the royal household
ⓘ
fund official expenses of the sovereign ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown Estate
ⓘ
Privy Purse ⓘ Sovereign Grant ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sovereign Grant ⓘ |
| replacedByAct |
Sovereign Grant
ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign Grant Act 2011
|
| replacedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replacedOnDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| typeOfExpense | civil government expenditure related to the Crown ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil List Description of subject: The Civil List was the former system of funding the official expenses of the British monarch and royal household, drawn from public revenues and periodically approved by Parliament.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Crown Estate system
this entity surface form:
Civil List arrangements
this entity surface form:
Civil List Acts